I believe that the mag bottoms, whether wood, metal or bakelite, were manufactured in batches and not pre-numbered. I base this on a couple of years of manufacturing and industrial engineering... It would be too labor instensive to track a pair of plastic pieces that were in no way unique except for the number...
They may even have been made by a sub-contractor and then taken to the final assembly point for the fitting of magazines to individual pistols. This is the only method that would make sense in manufacturing... Any other method that I could imagine would be counter productive.
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regards, -John S
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